How have the patterns of American immigration changed over time?

Review from Friday (4 th pd only) Nativism: the idea of favoring the interest of someone born in the US over that of immigrants In the past, Mexican immigration was promoted in the American Southwest Today: there is an ongoing controversy over Mexican immigration into the US

Immigration Today Coming from all over the world! Asia has the second highest percentage of immigrants to the US behind Latin America By 2009, there were about 830,000 immigrants in the United States from the Middle East and North Africa

United States as an Asylum Every year people come to the United States seeking protection because they have suffered persecution or fear that they will suffer persecution due to: Race Religion Nationality Political opinion

Refugees People who are displaced by war, famine, or political/civil unrest 2010: Iraq was one of the top nationalities of refugees

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The “new immigrants” who arrived AFTER 1890 were primarily from: Northern/Western Europe Southern/Eastern Europe Asia Africa Before 1890, the majority of the immigrants came from Northern/Western Europe was a turning point in the immigration waves.

Gangnam Style began in South Korea but spread to America. This is known as cultural ________ Diffusion—the spread of a cultural trait from one society to another Innovation—new ideas that are accepted into a culture Nativism—the idea of favoring the interest of someone born in the US over that of immigrants

The development and widespread use of new technology is an example of: Assimilation Diffusion Innovation

An example of a quota that restricted immigration to 2% of each individual country’s total population to America Chinese Exclusion Act Gentleman’s Agreement Assimilation Immigration Act of 1924

True or False: The reasons for immigration (push factors) have changed a lot throughout history False—reasons for leaving a place has not changed much over time. Push and pull factors have generally remained the same throughout history

Miss G moves from the United States to Italy. After a year she only speaks Italian, wears Italian name- brand clothes, drives a Fiat, and changes her last name to Barzini. This is an example of _________ Going cray-cray Cultural assimilation Cultural diffusion

In the past, due to new technology in agriculture Mexican immigrants were encouraged to work in which part of the United States? Southwest Northeast Northwest

What did Japan promise to do in the Gentleman’s Agreement? To stop segregating students To not send Japanese labor workers to America To sit down and have tea with Teddy Roosevelt

If you were found to have this disease, you were sure to be deported: Cholera Common cold Trachoma

Ellis Island admitted primarily ___________ immigrants. European Asian Latin American

One main reason Jewish immigrants came to America was to: Own property Work in factories Escape religious persecution

Which of these ethnic groups faced the harshest discrimination? French British Chinese Ukrainian

Why did the Chinese face such harsh discrimination? Because they settled primarily in California Their culture was more different than the other immigrants Beause they settled in ethnic neighborhoods

The 1860s saw a decrease in immigration to the United States. What was going on in America during this time? The Great Depression The American Revolution The Civil War

A numerical limit on immigrants from certain ethnic groups or nations: Quotas Exclusions Deportation

Closer If you could ask the Lost Boys one question, what would you ask them?